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Table 1 Potential mycotoxicogenic fungal isolates and their incidence in tested food grain samples

From: Molecular and chemical based characterization of aflatoxin producing aspergillus species obtained from stored grain samples

Sample

Percentage incidence

 

Aspergillus spp.

Penicillium spp.

Alternaria spp.

Fusarium spp.

Rice (n = 15)

68.75

21.875

9.375

-

Wheat (n = 13)

80

5

15

-

Maize (n = 3)

83.33

16.66

-

-

Flax seed (n = 4)

77.78

11.11

-

11.11

Groundnut (n = 1)

100

-

-

-

Pigeonpeas (n = 7)

91.66

8.33

-

-

Chickpeas (n = 4)

75

25

-

-

Red lentils (n = 1)

33.33

66.67

-

-

Grasspeas (n = 2)

100

-

-

-

Yellow lentils (n = 2)

75

25

-

-

Black mustard (n = 3)

100

-

-

-

Black sesame (n = 1)

100

-

-

-

Yellow mustard (n = 5)

92.85

-

7.14

-

Total n = 61

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